Benchmarking inadvertent perioperative hypothermia guidelines with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-31

  Al Qahtani, Ali S ^a   Messahel, Farouk M ^b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Armed Forces Hospitals Programme Southern Region ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SAUDI ARABIA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BENCHMARKING; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 79951989265     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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